Telegram-herald., 1887-05-31
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aga AMI blIA - Paris - study Ia fhs sshoolz
thefs The hsy spsnr aye years atn,Ad. and
- tais uaas he trsssl~f sxtssssisely over
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AZ Cairo be fesad bsnself oas q rnoney.
His b@nssrs ~srs Ne hethsehiisls, and be hai
sxpset~f renu1fsacs ffofn thsna ss this
yoiat. Hs foaad t1af AS nl1lzeF had nos ar
rigesi aud ElL4s 10 had 9nly seventy aye esats
~ hls poeksss he as once sent - tLe Amer
icaB safhorlkiss a. Cairo, and they had sslf d
eonnsisnes "a hia that they advanced him
saosSh e 60 up Eks Mis- When hs FesaF1ed
b Cairo hs foslisd his rsnllfssnee aud made
the H@tfer stFsisht.
MAJ Foofes father was man 81 consider
able promiaspee Hs swxs meFchaAs ia New
York znd ~ss eoliscfoF A. well
Il sas sAlis he was abroad that the young
man began his writing and sh first letters we're
seat 70 hls friends and rot - the newspapers.
TheE frisnds thoszhf - much of the letters
that they gave thsm - tbs papers for publ
eaton. and Ben: PerirY Poors was very
/ proud when b received q commission from
The Boston Atlas % write foreign letters for
n By he time De Fsturnel 20 America he
bad beconls - fend u writing that he con
eiuisd NOT % devote himself 70 the law, l,at
- - into the newspaper business, ard sfter
his retzra he dfifsed 20 Washington. His
first visit 70 Washington was made jas. sixty
years ago. and IL was Just Atty years ago that
he vent with his sather 70 visit Andrew
Jackson AZ the Hernsitsg-.
AT this Tins he asksd Jackson Tor his nuto-
graph and Jackson gave lt 10 him, telling
him be did not sss why people wanted a
piece OF nts handwriting This was the be-
ginning q ben: Pcrley Poore'S autograph
eol.retien, and IL was the FIRST OF the Is 600
AMI more autographs which be has now fled
away. Maj Poore has been a collector all his
lie. and h4 has collected everything Hohas
hanai'ests Of prints of George Washington, and
be has rslies Of nearly every prominent man
ia The United States. HIS home at indian
filii. near Hswburyport, = perfect inuseurn
of antiquities and cu1iosities and with Ben:
Perley Poore as guide visit 70 i Is worth a
trip across the continent Maj Poo-e has
not. however. nads q business Of collecting
Autographs after the style Of the autograph
dcpd OF today. He said % mo not long ago:
i never wrote 10 = uan for h.s autograph
in nv hfe. | have fnere'- saved the thia~s
that have come 20 nae. l do not believe IN
autograph hunting, and I would not give a
- - =.
graphs shoutld not bo collected IS yon collect
the front teeth or the fiaEernail parings Of
any man. n there Is no sentiment or associa-
ton connected With the name 10 Is not worth
keeping"
One Of Maj Pooreis autograph books Is en-
titled "From Congo 70 Congress It is made
Up of autographs, pictures and relies which,
taken together, dsscribe the story OF Ameri-
can slavery and its abolition It Is wonder
ful book. and it would bring its weight in
| gold nt auction.
Mai Pcore has been long noted as an after
dinner tslker. and he has been diner out
all his life Theirs are few public men whose
les have not touched bis under soFre ones
mahogany, ard ore ot bis collections CON-
pris.s a SET Of the bills Of fare of the dinners
he has sat down 20. These represent oceans
! Of champagne. droves q beeyes and thou
sandS az terrapin. They have given Mai.
| Poore's form en- unusual failness, and now,
AZ g. he = ons 81 ira hcavv wcixAtz q Wash
isQ,6a. rs i rasAe~ distinguished Leaking
c'sraese< 80. Hs has ierys heal brs<hs,
akas ~sss ashf q stssav. rteassur, b'onslc face.
His hair . nnfxsd with gray, sEri his full, res.
h~srd has sfl~er t'srsesh anione tie gold.
Prior 20 ~ filnsss BE moved around energst-
icaliy. and the arsount Of newspaper work
than hs hus hsea dong Is wonderful IIr is a
very tat writer and = speci'usn Of his speesl
may be seen ia the Life a Grant, which h
wrote Just az The tine Grant died a pub
Usher csase - him and satsi: Major. want
a Life n Grant - contain sc,610 worls
and must have it in tw0 months. II yoi
/ VIII writs 4 for ma I VIII pay you SO nnch
for it1 This Maj Poore agreed to, on condi
ton taat they woad furnish him With q
sfenoxrapher They did 50. ard ha dictated
$50 words Day and had the whole corn
p.esed before The time agreed ayoH. Ills
, "reminiscences. which we're recsntly pub
lishcd. were largely iictatef and he had 4
great ansount q nseftar which ~ was not
aose 80 incorporate ia them Iie has airea8,
made over 8. coo cut q the hoo<. and asnong
ths chapters az papcrs fer Ehich he D..
vio1slv wss paid 81 30 bv The Atlansh
Moushly lie has worked tte same nsattel
: ever IN nevsparer fern IA tin,ss past. anil n
, | yeu ~ Re 4 setting a pretty nice thing out
Cf ATS rtceiiectionS
Dea: Fsriey Poore Always si2us hi1nzsll
( with eoi0n. eBen: Perley Poore. and hh
. gray hair woahl rie IN holy korror II ~
usr4e vas printed in any othsT way. L va
IN this wsy that ei~o. Wasssreton ss1ue.
his-ssas,f sHd lt vas thus thar Thas. Jegfsgsos
afsfxed hiz signature. aad Poors IS nothing Il
4oe ancient He ~riisz . nfrs esnd ana ~
, | peunzsnship IA a. prstty - any Il that IN hi
iu.rsense satoer1ph csiisFtion-
10 one has ever impeachsi Pocrn's honesty
, Ard his ionx isfs - = esrreepsusIens hers 3
? / unzaisf~i With a chsr-e u iobbyinx II
rorsi 5 as x0oi ~ m hond. ard this recall
hef shick he kad sf sbs sinle thas Fresnon
xss can<iisse seaiBsf Bachsasn fer "a.
presidency. Foore rsgersi that Freenson
I woaId oe elestei. and the wagsr vas that ~
loe=r = ne hes should uheel barTrI 81 ~
pts n q xbeeibarTsw from Es~hurvpcrt :.
? B,srtan. Tbe disfanca xas sklrsY. seven miles
! ana the day afssr the electson Nsf Peer
! stsszs-i asnsd TIE cheers ~ an erthuasstf
! uaalsisude. with bis wkeeihsrrow and sppse-
He was scccnspenled By a rsporter ~ = Rss
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